There’s another kind of intoxication we rarely name…emotional drunkenness.

It works the same way as being a drunk. Your field of vision shrinks. Your judgment warps. You might not wake up in a literal ditch, but you’ll find yourself in one of the metaphorical kinds, wondering how you got there.

If you’re trying to build something that lasts (a craft, a marriage, a family, a community), you can’t afford to live in that fog. Clarity isn’t optional. It’s the price of building well.

The part that makes it harder is that drunks don’t just want another drink. They want someone to drink with them. This world is full of people ready to sell you the emotional hit you’re already craving, and plenty more who are three drinks deep and looking for company.

Stay away from both.

The work that matters requires a clear head. Not because feeling is wrong, but because building something worth keeping demands you stay awake for it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​